As investigators narrow in on the cause of last week's fire at Shuri Castle, people are calling for a swift restoration. Experts fear the fire destroyed more than 400 cultural artifacts.

Flames swept through Japan's Shuri Castle early Thursday morning, engulfing a World Heritage site that was one of Okinawa Prefecture's most popular attractions. The Naha city fire department says ...

Prior to the Oct. 31, 2019, blaze, Shuri-jo Castle was last destroyed in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. The Seiden hall and other facilities were only rebuilt in 1992 as part of a national park.

NAHA--Preparations are under way for a groundbreaking ceremony to restore the landmark Shuri-jo castle here in Okinawa Prefecture after it went up in flames three years ago. Oct. 31 marked the ...